Way Back Love

내가 죽기 일주일 전 ‧ Drama ‧ 2025
*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*
Similarities:
- both male leads are dead probably years ago
- they died in high school
- male leads died because of female lead (SFOT's male lead died to save female lead, meanwhile WBL's male lead died because of the explosion due to the lucky draw thing)
- in a high school setting (mostly)
difference:
- SFOT is a time travel of female lead to save male lead, and WBL is a supernatural drama which female lead sees the dead/grim reaper (male lead)

Ps. also recommended to watch shining for one thing (movie) and its series
Recommended by kailovebot
*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*
- both male leads died because of the female lead but mainly explosion
- accident happen in seemingly happy and fun place but turns out there will be an explosion that will kill the male lead (SFOT explosion happened at a concert, meanwhile WBL explosion happened at an observatory (?))

Ps. you can see my other recommendation in WBL to have more detailed explanation
Recommended by kailovebot
similar concepts of young adults dealing with youthhood, exploring themes like young romance, friendship, and mental health
Recommended by dramachachi
Both dramas have the same theme of regret and learning to heal

Both are also bite-sized in terms of episodes and run time
Recommended by lemonbyu3
Both shows feature Grim Reapers dealing with death and suicide. Way Back Love features one story while Tomorrow features several different stories. Also there is more focus on the supernatural elements in Tomorrow.
Recommended by Bookgirl529
Starting from the same premise “what would you do if you knew your days were numbered?” Our Movie and Way Back Love connect through an emotional narrative that divides lives into before and after.
However, Way Back Love unfolds through mysticism, an encounter with death itself, and deeper reflections on the past.
Visually, both dramas offer extremely satisfying cinematic aesthetics.
Recommended by arsfleurs
The plot twist of 49 days is that he is the old boyfriend of the fl … and he is also the grim reaper who follows her around for 49 days. Not set in high school but their past is. Recommend ! even though i haven’t seen way back love yet lol
Recommended by Jones
Way Back Love and Must You Go? are both mini-series that blend romance with supernatural and time-defying elements to explore love that transcends boundaries. In Way Back Love, a woman facing her final week of life is reunited with her first love—now a Grim Reaper—offering a poignant chance for healing, closure, and rekindled feelings before her time runs out. Similarly, Must You Go? follows an aspiring singer whose world is turned upside down when a talented musician from the Joseon era time-travels to the present, leading to an unexpected connection rooted in destiny and music. Both dramas capture the emotional depth of second chances in love, using fantasy to highlight themes of fate, reconciliation, and the enduring nature of heartfelt bonds. If you're drawn to bittersweet, emotionally resonant stories that explore love beyond limits, both are worth exploring—but each delivers its own distinct emotional journey.
Recommended by Crisp Motorist
Both of these shows have the FL as she is about to die being greeted by a grim reaper of sorts to help her during her final days, and they slowly fall in love. Both shows have beautiful colour palettes and heart wrenching emotional scenes, and are mainly character driven. I highly recommend both shows.
Recommended by lostfae
-They are both quite similar in the vibes and cinematography, where there is a bittersweet tone in them. Like the story that blends different tones in one really well.
-They both have supernatural (ghost/grim reaper) stuff.
One of the leads are depressed and the other is trying to help them out with a bubbly character.
- And there is a love triangle between three highschool friends.
Recommended by sayratial
The story is similar with the grim reaper concept the only difference the fl is grim reaper instead of the ml the plot and themes are quite similar just instead of each other first love the ml is a singer and she is big fan of him he is going to die and she has limited time to save him the story is quite intriguing even the no of eps of both dramas are same it is a part of trilogy called three color fantasy which each of them containing 6 eps
Recommended by Life
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